The city of Buffalo waived a $500 permit fee for its Occupiers to remain in Niagara Square.

A single paragraph in a three-graph letter from Cuomo aide Howard Glaser to Seneca Nation President Robert Odawi Porter reportedly blew up a deal in re-starting the flow of stalled casino revenues to state coffers.

School districts across New York could win as much as $75 million in grant money from the state if they can prove they’ve been able to raise performance and have new ideas for further gains.